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So how come the angels weren't present in Uhud?
Or were they present but, in a certain capacity,
or did they come for some time
and then leave after another part of the battle?
So where were the malaa'ika?
And this is actually a very instructive part
SubhanAllah all of the lessons of Uhud
also relate to the malaa'ika, they relate to the angels.
And we look at the narrations.
So for one, you also have a narration
that the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
said "hatha Jibreel akhithun bira'sihi
"fara'sihi alayhi thatul harb."
That here's Jibreel Alayhi Salaam
holding the head of his horse, and he's ready for battle.
So Jibreel Alayhi Salaam was present on the day of Badr,
and on the day of Uhud.
So he's with the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
in battle and even when there is no battle.
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Now, Sa'ad radiAllahu ta'ala Anhu
has this narration about
the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam specifically as well,
in the Battle of Uhud.
He said, "ra'aytu 'an yameeni rasulillahi
"SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam wa 'an shimalihi
"yawma Uhud rajulayni alayhima thiyabu bayadin
"ma ra'aytuhuma qablu wala ba'd."
He said that, "I saw two men
"with the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam
"on the day of Uhud,
"and they were defending him from his rights
"and they were defending him on his left.
"And I had never seen those two before
"and I'd never seen them after."
And we came to know that that was
Jibreel Alayhi Salaam and Mika'eel Alayhi Salaam.
And in fact, SubhanAllah,
even the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
mentions a moment in Uhud.
Where he said, "That I looked
"and it was as if the only two I could see,
"were Jibreel Alayhi Salaam
"and Talhah radiAllahu ta'ala Anhu."
So there was a point in the battle
where everything as it was unfolding,
it was as if I could only see
Jibreel Alayhi Salaam and Talhah.
And we know that were Jibreel and Mika'eel were present.
And that was testified to by Sa'ad radiAllahu ta'ala Anhu.
So, the perspective here is important
before we continue with what else happened in the battle.
Rasulillah SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam always
had the angels himself.
He always had the angels himself.
But the Muslims collectively lost them
due to the actions of the people on the mountain.
The people on the mountain of the archers.
The Muslims collectively lost the support of the malaa'ika,
when they disobeyed the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam.
And this is very important that even in battle,
when you say Allah is with you,
that means Allah's support is with you.
And that manifests itself in the presence of the malaa'ika,
in the presence of the angels in some capacity.
And the Muslims will have Allah with them, when they follow
the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam.
So because 40 people disobeyed
the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam,
and came down from the mountain of archers,
that led to the entire plot unfolding.
Where Khalid ibn al-Walid radiAllahu ta'ala Anhu
at that time on the other side,
is able to take the disbelievers around the mountain
and capitalize on the Muslims being distracted by what?
Being distracted by Dunya,
being distracted by the spoils of the battle,
because they thought that it was already over.
They had seen the way that Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la
gave them a quick victory.
Even over a larger army,
the Muslims won the Battle of Uhud, in the beginning,
even over a larger army.
This seemed to play out exactly like Badr.
The difference being that,
that group of people hasten towards the spoils of battle.
And what was worse honestly,
is not them hasting towards the spoils,
it's that the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
explicitly told them not to.
Now, Allah, forgave them and they are companions.
They're not from the hypocrites,
the hypocrites already left before Uhud started.
They're from the Sahabah Ridwan Allahi Alayhim
So it's a lesson for us as to what transpired
and what unfolded in that regard.
But at the same time, this happened.
Now, with the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
did angels appear in any other fashion?
There's a narration from Abdullah Ibn Fadil,
which is very powerful.
That the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
gave the flag, as we know,
to Mus'ab Ibn Umayr radiAllahu ta'ala Anhu,
during the battle of Uhud.
Now, Mus'ab radiAllahu ta'ala Anhu went forth, as we know.
And Mus'ab radiAllahu ta'ala Anhu,
when he saw the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
being attacked, Mus'ab radiAllahu ta'ala Anhu
attracted attention to himself.
Why? So that the army would come to him.
So he started to make a scene, where he was,
he started to kick up with his horse
and he basically led the army
away from the Prophets SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
so that they would descend upon him.
And that's exactly what happened.
Mus'ab radiAllahu ta'ala Anhu
was not only murdered and martyred,
but he was mutilated.
He was made an example out of, in that regard.
And this was a huge morale boost to the disbelievers
and it hurt the Muslims quite a bit.
But, something happened in the battlefield as well.
And that is that as Abdullah ibn al-Fadil says,
"That when was Mus'ab radiAllahu ta'ala Anhu was killed,
that banner was taken by
"malakun fee surati Mus'ab."
That the banner was then picked up by an angel
in the guise of Mus'ab radiAllahu ta'ala Anhu.
So, it's as if he was still there
and that an angel is now holding the flag
and moving forward.
And he is in the form of Mus'ab radiAllahu ta'ala Anhu,
and the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
sees him and says, "Taqaddam ya Mua'ab."
"Go ahead, Oh Mus'ab."
And the angel turns
to the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
and says, "Lastu bi Mus'ab." I'm not Mus'ab.
SubhanAllah.
So the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam realized
"annahu malakun uyyida bihi."
That he was an angel that Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la
sent to assist him.
So one of the honors of Mus'ab radiAllahu ta'ala Anhu,
is not just that Mus'ab radiAllahu ta'ala Anhu
died in such a brave way and was martyred on that day,
and is spoken about the way that he was spoken about.
Gave everything to bring Islam to Medina,
and gave everything
for the sake of Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la,
and lost his life that day.
But that Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la
even honored him immediately after his death.
While he is a shahid, and he's already taken by the angels.
Because when the shahid is struck,
the malaa'ika take that person.
They already see their spot in Jannah.
So while he was already enjoying the na'eem of Jannah,
while his body was mutilated in Dunya.
As the angels are taking him up,
Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la sends an angel,
that looks like Mus'ab radiAllahu Anhu,
to continue to carry forward the banner of the Muslims,
on that day of Uhud.
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